PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davis (ranked 3124 p4p, 383 weight class) and Aaron Wolf (ranked 3301 p4p, 399 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Davis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Davis
vs
Wolf

195 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

202 cm
19
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Wolf!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis jabs Wolf right on the nose. Wolf blinks but takes it well.

Wolf darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.

Wolf pulls guard.
Wolf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davis controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wolf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.

Wolf working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Davis has passed into half guard!
Davis trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wolf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Davis wants to stand but Wolf has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Wolf actively working from the bottom here.

Wolf looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Wolf.
The referee asks Davis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Davis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wolf struggling a bit here.
Wolf stops Davis from passing to mount.
Davis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wolf being controlled for a moment.
Wolf is not content to let Davis control the position.
Wolf tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wolf trying his best to control but Davis has mounted him.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wolf keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davis controlling from mount.
Wolf is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Wolf is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davis controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolf on the ground.
Wolf is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
Wolf regains half guard.

Wolf actively working from the bottom here.
Davis wants to control but Wolf is keeping him busy.

Wolf looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wolf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Wolf is retaining full guard.
Davis wants to get up but he can't break Wolf's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Wolf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davis defends well.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Wolf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Wolf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Wolf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Wolf looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wolf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Wolf has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Davis is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wolf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joe Davis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wolf ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.

Wolf darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
Wolf fails to pull guard.
Wolf fails to pull guard.
Davis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wolf jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davis walks away with a smile on his face. Wolf gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joe Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Wolf.
Wolf wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wolf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolf tries to counter with a clinch but Davis shakes him off and moves away.
Davis throws a jab when Wolf was well out of range.
Aaron Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a hook but Wolf blocks it.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Wolf closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf tries to clinch
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis works Wolf's body with a nice hook.
Wolf walks into a straight right hand from Davis.

Wolf instigates a clinch.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wolf closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wolf blocking some punches.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.

Wolf pulls guard successfully.
Wolf trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.

Wolf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Wolf has an active guard here but Davis has managed to pass into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wolf looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wolf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Wolf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Wolf looking for submissions off his back.
Wolf keeping control of the position.
Davis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Joe Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Wolf actively working from the bottom here.
Wolf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling the action here.
Wolf is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Wolf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wolf wants to get back to full guard.
Wolf moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Wolf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Wolf looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolf can do to turn this around?
Davis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wolf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.
Davis sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Wolf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wolf controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Davis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wolf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Davis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wolf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolf.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
Wolf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Davis misses its target.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wolf takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wolf closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Wolf clinches.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolf doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolf wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wolf doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Wolf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands the left hand.
Davis digs a good hook to Wolf's body.
Wolf tries to clinch
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Davis tries to keep at a distance but Wolf has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wolf fails to pull guard.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Wolf tries to clinch
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Davis.
Wolf closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis jabs at Wolf's body.
Wolf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aaron Wolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wolf. Wolf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Davis scores with a jab.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wolf wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Wolf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wolf closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolf has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Davis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wolf tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolf misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Wolf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolf darts in trying to clinch
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
Davis works Wolf's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Wolf takes the fight into the clinch.

Wolf jumps guard.

Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wolf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between Wolf's legs - danger averted.
Davis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wolf is trying to keep Davis in close.

Wolf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Wolf looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Davis has picked Wolf up and slammed him! Wolf can't keep hold of the triangle and Davis manages to pass to side control!
Wolf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis wants to stand but Wolf is controlling his arm.
Wolf stops Davis from passing to mount.
Wolf wants to control but Davis postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is letting Davis control him for a moment.
Wolf sneaks back into half guard.
Davis blocks the strikes from Wolf.
Joe Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Wolf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Davis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wolf is looking to improve his position.
Davis content to control rather than advance.
Wolf misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Davis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Wolf actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Davis!
A victorious Joe Davis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Aaron Wolf had this to say: 'Get Over Here ! '.